Twitter erupts after England beat Sweden to qualify for the World Cup semi-finals

England beat Sweden 2-0 in the third quarter-final to qualify for the World Cup semi-finals. Goals from Harry Maguire and Dele Alli saw The Three Lions comfortably beat a Swedish side that lacked creativity going forward.

Jordan Pickford‘s heroics when Sweden did get a few chances on goal also saw Gareth Southgate’s side keep a clean sheet. England will now wait for the winner of Russia vs Croatia to see who they will face in the semis.

Here’s how Twitter reacted to the game (including the “It’s coming home” memes).

17 of the 23 players in England's squad for the 2018 World Cup were not born yet on the previous occasion they reached the #WorldCup semifinals (1 Jul 1990), including today's goalscorers Harry Maguire and Dele Alli #SWEENG

But the game was initially a snoozefest and fans were clearly unhappy with both teams not really creating any chances compared to the other quarter-final games. The first 30 minutes were absolute dross and not expected at this stage of the World Cup.

Is this the first World Cup warm-up game to have taken place in the middle of a World Cup?